3 million cotton farmers of agrarian crisis hit farm suicide prone vidarbha has urged Indian Govt. to respond positively to the letter of the chairman of Maharashtra State Co-operative Cotton Growers Federation NP Hirani demanding immediate hike in MSP of cotton to Rs.6000 per quintal in order to stop on going cotton farmers suicides in the region as MSP declared CACP which @ Rs.3,300 per quintal is neither inline with increase in cost of cultivation of cotton nor the set norms of MSP calculation of CACPhence urgent revision in cotton MSP is must, Kishore Tiwari of Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti ,activist group fighting for right of cotton farmer of vidarbha region urged to centre in press release today.

Vidarbha cotton farmers has been asking centre two demands that Maharashtra State Co-operative Cotton Growers Federation passed as resolutions that hike in MSP to Rs 6000 per quintal and lifting of ban on cotton export by bringing it under open general license (OGL) scheme. In fact earlier MPCC president Manikrao Thakare also urged centre Govt. to raise MSP of cotton to Rs.6000 per quintal but his letter has been shown dustbin that is most unfortunate as farmer suicides in region has crossed 500 mark in year 2011 too, hence urgent solution to vidarbha agrarian crisis he must ,Tiwari added.

It is fact that the cost of seeds, fertilizers and insecticide had increased manifold. Labour charges are Rs 200-300 per head and the MSP in 2007-08 to Rs 3000 per quintal, which was revised in 2010-11 to the extent of Rs 300 after a gap of four years with unjust and irrational asking more and more farm suicides due to very heavy economic losses to cotton farmers. In fact wrong policies of state regarding imposition of export restriction last year created instability in the market and the price of Rs 60,000 per candy (a unit of measure) to Rs 35,000 per candy in the global market and Indian cotton farmers were forced to offload cotton ahs half price prevailing in the international market and this the intentionally done to protect handful textile industries hence we support the demand of cotton federation brining cotton under open general license (OGL) scheme.

Friday, August 26, 2011

3 more farmers suicides on dayGovernor visit to Vidarbha as toll crosses 500 mark in 2011

Nagpur- Dated 27thAugust 2011

3 more debt trapped vidarbha farmers suicides reported today as Governor of Maharashtra Shri. M Sankaranarayanan has started his visit to vidarbha

Taking toll the 17 since Anna Hazare has started his fast unto death which entered in to 12th day demanding stringent and effective Anti graft law ,3 farmer killed themselves in day as per the reports are-

1.Bhojraj Navghade of Navegoan in Chandrapur

2,Dipak Nagare of Swakhed in Buldhana

3.Eknath piplashende of pathri in Yavatmal

Earlier since Anticorruption agitation started in last 10 days14 farmers suicdes reported dye to distress and despair

4.Narendra Kandalkar of Pusala in Amaravati

5.Laxman Rajurkar of Matargoan in Buldhana

6.Gujab Thage of Jiroli inwardha

7.Bhimrao Nalavade of Krishannapur in Yavatmal

8.Janrao Chavan of Rasegoan in Amaravati

9.Sanddep Bagde of Asara in Amaravati

10.Gunvantrao Dshmukh of Manbha in Washim

11.Ramarathode of Watboti in Yavatmal

12.Kaniram Jadhav of Krishnanagar in Yavatmal

13.Pramod Gawande of Lotwada in Amaravati

14.Nitin Fale of Masa in Akola

15.Rajkumar Pakhan of Muradevi in Amaravati

16.Sheikh Anwar of Pangarkhed in Buldhana

17.Santosh Raut of Malegoan in Washim

taking toll to 31 in August and 501 in 2011, Kishore Tiwari of Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti informed in press release today.

‘Even vidarbha cotton farmers of farm suicide capital of India has supported Anna Agitation at all village level,we have been demanding stringent law to stop on mass genocide of innocent farmers who are victim of wrong policies of Indian Govt. supported by UPA and NDA both hence very accountable and effective ‘LOKPAL’ comes to the office there is no provision to economic corruption related to free trade , development of land market, privatization water, entry of GM Seed and GM food , takeover of agriculture ,retail and key service sector by MNCs where all decision are taken with heavy corruption and ill managed law makers and policy planers hence country needsstringent law to stop these malpractices which are depriving90% population from basic needs like food ,shelter, health care, education and employmentbut this serious issue is completely ignored in Anna Agitation hence we have been urging Team Anna to in list demand of economic corruption at policy and permit level and millions of distressed debt trapped farmers suicides will continue ’Tiwari added.

‘in fact ruralIndia’s70% population offarmers ,tribal and land labors are real victims of massive economic corruption due to wrong policies of state .the well-established policies of giving subsidies, license and free trade ,globalization ,GM food and privatization of health care, education and rural employmentare basic issues of corruption which are beyond scope individual base and policy base corruption hence Anna demand even it is conceded today will same fate that was of first lokpal bill 1969 hence present momentum and public unrest is right opportunity for civil society to uproot this US-UK-USSR BASEcorrupt political rulers system to allow young generation to take over the power .India needs change and Anna’s civil movement can do itother wise bloody revolution will follow hence Team Anna should expand demand and get ready for long fight as common man is behind them,Tiwari added.

Even after 66 years of so called freedom 90% population is denied food, shelter, healthcare ,education and forced to die due to starvation ,despair and distress then there is need to change system and policies and year 2011 is set to have that change and Anna Hazare’s movement against graft is the beginning of that revolution and we urged all section to civil society to join the second freedom movement in order to save million of dying vidarbha farmers and tribal who are innocent victims of this post-independence hostile systematic political and administrative corruption , Kishore Tiwarisaid

“2,30,000 Indian farmers suicides in last decade is largest genocide in world history of mankind is result of on going corruption at high level that is resulting in wrong anti-poor and farmer policies and vidarbha is capital of that genocide hence our protest and support to anti-graft agitation is much more valid and legitimate hence to echo this mass genocide in all civil disobedience agitation we have been participating and extending support actively and this time too we are joining Team Anna for the same ”Tiwari added.

‘If Annaji can sacrifice lifethen why we should not spare come on the roadto make ‘corruption free India’ ,we have decided that whole vidarbha agrarian community will join the agitation along with civil society to take issue to the final conclusion’ Mohan Jadhav ofVidarbha Janandolan Samitiinformed.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

‘Six Vidarbha Farmers suicides reported in last 48 hours-Anna Urged to raise farmers on Going Genocide in his Civil Movement

Nagpur- Dated 25thAugust 2011

When all media and political along with billions of Indian are deeply concernedAnna Hazare fast unto death which entered in to 10th day demanding stringent and effective Anti graft law ,the six more victims of India’s economic corruption at the policy reported from vidarbha farm suicide capital of India as six farmer suicide reported v.i.z.

1.Kaniram Jadhav of Krishnanagar in Yavatmal

2.Pramod Gawande of Lotwada in Amaravati

3.Nitin Fale of Masa in Akola

4.Purshottam Pakhan of Muradevi in Amaravati

5.Sheikh Anwar of Pangarkhed in Buldhana

6.Santosh Raut of Malegoan in Washim

in 48 hours taking toll to 24 in August and 495 in 2011, Kishore Tiwari of Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti informed in press release today.

‘Even vidarbha cotton farmers of farm suicide capital of India has supported Anna Agitation at all village level,we have been demanding stringent law to stop on mass genocide of innocent farmers who are victim of wrong policies of Indian Govt. supported by UPA and NDA both hence very accountable and effective ‘LOKPAL’ comes to the office there is no provision to economic corruption related to free trade , development of land market, privatization water, entry of GM Seed and GM food , takeover of agriculture ,retail and key service sector by MNCs where all decision are taken with heavy corruption and ill managed law makers and policy planers hence country needsstringent law to stop these malpractices which are depriving90% population from basic needs like food ,shelter, health care, education and employmentbut this serious issue is completely ignored in Anna Agitation hence we have been urging Team Anna to in list demand of economic corruption at policy and permit level and millions of distressed debt trapped farmers suicides will continue ’Tiwari added.

‘in fact ruralIndia’s70% population offarmers ,tribal and land labors are real victims of massive economic corruption due to wrong policies of state .the well-established policies of giving subsidies, license and free trade ,globalization ,GM food and privatization of health care, education and rural employmentare basic issues of corruption which are beyond scope individual base and policy base corruption hence Anna demand even it is conceded today will same fate that was of first lokpal bill 1069 hence present momentum and public unrest is right opportunity for civil society to uproot this US-UK-USSR BASEcorrupt political rulers system to allow young generation to take over the power .India needs change and Anna’s civil movement can do itother wise bloody revolution will follow hence Team Anna should expand demand and get ready for long fight as common man is behind them,Tiwari added.

Even after 66 years of so called freedom 90% population is denied food, shelter, healthcare ,education and forced to die due to starvation ,despair and distress then there is need to change system and policies and year 2011 is set to have that change and Anna Hazare’s movement against graft is the beginning of that revolution and we urged all section to civil society to join the second freedom movement in order to save million of dying vidarbha farmers and tribal who are innocent victims of this post-independence hostile systematic political and administrative corruption , Kishore Tiwarisaid

“2,30,000 Indian farmers suicides in last decade is largest genocide in world history of mankind is result of on going corruption at high level that is resulting in wrong anti-poor and farmer policies and vidarbha is capital of that genocide hence our protest and support to anti-graft agitation is much more valid and legitimate hence to echo this mass genocide in all civil disobedience agitation we have been participating and extending support actively and this time too we are joining Team Anna for the same ”Tiwari added.

‘If Annaji can sacrifice lifethen why we should not spare come on the roadto make ‘corruption free India’ ,we have decided that whole vidarbha agrarian community will join the agitation along with civil society to take issue to the final conclusion’ Mohan Jadhav ofVidarbha Janandolan Samitiinformed.

Monday, August 22, 2011

Tur rates slide but consumers still pay more for the dal

Shishir AryaShishir Arya, TNN | Aug 22, 2011, 04.48AM IST

NAGPUR: Consumers may still be shelling out as much Rs 70 a kg for tur dal which cost over Rs 100 two years ago. But, for farmers the crop continues to be a nightmare as they are getting hardly Rs 12 to 28 for a kg of tur whole (raw pulses). The huge gap indicates how the traders are profiting at the cost of the farmer and common man.

At the current level, the lowest grade of tur whole fetches a rate which is less than half of the minimum support price of Rs 3,000 per quintal (Rs 30 a kg) declared by the government. At the same time, in some market yards the rates have been capped at Rs 2,400.

Ironically, the MSP only remains in paper as procurement centres have not been set up at all, alleged farm activists.

The rates of tur whole have seen bouts of major declines after touching a peak of Rs 6,500 a quintal and that of tur dal - the edible form - scraping Rs 100 a kg mark. The major decline was seen in April this year when the commodity was priced between Rs 1800 to 3200, coming down from Rs 4,000-4,500 in December 2010. Now, when there has been a further decline, the retail prices have not still receded. "In fact, there was a marginal increase of Rs 2 in retail prices," said trade sources.

Even as the government has declared a MSP of Rs 3,000 a quintal, no procurement centres have been set up. "This has given a free hand to the private traders who for some time kept the rates above the level and brought it down to Rs 2800 soon," said Kishore Tiwari of the Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti (VJAS).

In Vidarbha, the National Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation had opened a center in June only for a single day. In some places it was on June 13 and June 17.

Myanmar, the major country from where India imports Tur, last week cut the export duty on the commodity from 7% to 2%. "This has brought down the landed price of the imported variety to almost Rs 2,800 a quintal and further reduced the demand for the indigenous crop," added Tiwari.

The rates are expected to improve by March next year only. The fresh crop arrives in December with which the rates will ease. "An improvement can only be expected by the Holi festival next year when the stocks would begin to decline," said Pratap Motwani, the secretary of the Wholesale Grain and Seeds Merchants Association.

Experts say that such a huge difference between raw tur sold in market yards and the tur dal available in retail outlets defies logic.

The overheads for processing one quintal of tur whole is around Rs 900 no matter what the quality is. With the peak rates of the pulses in raw form being pegged at Rs 2800, dal should not cost more than Rs 45 to Rs 50 a kg even after adding the transportation expenses and the traders' margin of profit. "But the current rates of Rs 70 are beyond any rationale. The inferior grades are available for Rs 50 and 60 a kg which should have been lower," said Tiwari.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

“The creation of independent body to curb and control corruption in name of lokpal is pending before parliament since 1977 and depp rooted corruption in Indian political and administrative system has been preventing it’s formationand it was pressure of civil society and mass movement forced the UPA to introduce ‘Lokpal Bill’ which is toothless and another hoax is reason of on going Anti-graft crusader Anna Hazareji which has been receiving historicsupportfrom all section of society forced all position parties to support the agitation but their stand on the basic strigent conditions of Anna’s Lokpal bill is till not clear and even after Anna’s ‘Jan Lokpal Bill’ is taken for discussionit’s fate is likely to be the fate of women reservation bill hence it is necessary for all political parties who are supporting Anna agitation and trying hijack the same for it’s political advantage ,should clear it’s stand on all terms of dispute of Janlokpal bill with present draft of ‘Lokpal Bill’ presented in parliament andwhich before standing committee for further discussion other wise it will another betrayal with millionsof peoples who are taking part in the agitation and wants to get rid with cancer of corruption hence this appeal” Kishore Tiwari of Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti informed in press release today.

The present political system which has legitimate the corruption at all level have rotten the society ,the political leaders are taking this profession of public source as earning tool and amazed crores of rupees through it same is the case with babus .this practice is part and parcel in most of parties andin last decade most leaders who are shouting more against corruption are deeply involved in the systematic corruption that is most unfortunate hence provision stringent punishment andit’s scope to probe all public servants ,all babus and elected representatives is area of concern where this ‘Janlokapal Bill’ likely to take years ti became law of the land hence we wants that atleast political parties who are supporting Anna today should come clean of these issues ’Tiwari added.

Even after 66 years of so called freedom 90% population is denied food, shelter, healthcare ,education and forced to die due to starvation ,despair and distress then there is need to change system and policies and year 2011 is set to have that change and Anna Hazare’s movement against graft is the beginning of that revolution and we urged all section to civil society to join the second freedom movement in order to save million of dying vidarbha farmers and tribal who are innocent victims of this post-independence hostile systematic political and administrative corruption , Kishore Tiwari said

“2,30,000 Indian farmers suicides in last decade is largest genocide in world history of mankind is result of on going corruption at high level that is resulting in wrong anti-poor and farmer policies and vidarbha is capital of that genocide hence our protest and support to anti-graft agitation is much more valid and legitimate hence to echo this mass genocide in all civil disobedience agitation we have been participating and extending support actively and this time too we are joining Team Anna for the same ”Tiwari added.

“UPA Govt.'s has been trying curb anti corruption movement and voice of framers and civil society by police force will receive very strong protest from vidarbha farmer who are the victims of on going corruption and misrule of state where the Govt. is protecting corrupt officers found guilty of misusing relief aid given under prime minister relief package hence our support to agitation much more legitimate as Vidarbha farmers are innocent victims on going misrule and this is a rare opportunity for us to show despair faced by us. Earlier too we supported Anna Hazare's fast and now we are supporting his second freedom struggle" Babetai Bais president vidarbha farm widows association (VFWA) informed in press release.

‘Massive corruption in relief packages to the tune of Rs.5000 crore is reason of continued farmers suicides in west vidarbha .serious allegations of corruption against senior minister and executives leveled in relief package graft but nothing has been happened even after CAG and PAC has given reports hence we want accountable and stringent Lokpal Act hence we are supporting Anna hazare’s cause and we appealed all responsible civil society to join the war against corruption’ Babetai Bais of vidarbha farm widows association(VFWA) added.

‘If Annaji can go to jail and do indefinite fast at the age of 73 then why we should not spare 8 days of life to stay in jail in order make ‘corruption free India’ ,we have decided that whole vidarbha agrarian community will join the agitation along with civil society to take issue to the final conclusion’ Mohan Jadhav of Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti informed.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Even after 66 years of so called freedom 90% population is denied food, shulter, healthcare ,education and forced to die due to starvation ,despair and distress then there is need to change system and policies and year 2011 is set to have that change and Anna Hazare’s movement against graft is the beginning of that revolution and we urged all section to civil society to join the second freedom movement in order tosave million of dying vidarbha farmers and tribal who are innocent victims of this post-independence hostile systematic political and administrative corruption , Kishore Tiwari of Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti informed in press release today.

“2,30,000 Indian farmers suicides in last decade is largest genocide in world history of mankind is result of on going corruption at high level that is resulting in wrong anti-poor and farmer policies and vidarbha is capital of that genocide hence our protest and support to anti-graft agitation is much more valid and legitimate hence to echo this mass genocide in all civil disobedience agitation we have been participating and extending support actively and this time too we are joining Team Anna for the same ”Tiwari said.

“UPA Govt.'s has been tryingcurb anti corruption movement and voice of framers and civil society by police force will receive very strong protest from vidarbha farmer who are the victims of on going corruption and misrule of state where the Govt. is protecting corrupt officers found guilty ofmisusing relief aid given under prime minister relief package hence our support to agitation much more legitimate as Vidarbha farmers are innocent victims on going misruleand this is a rare opportunity for us to show despair faced by us. Earlier too we supported Anna Hazare's fast and now we are supporting his second freedom struggle" Babetai Bais president vidarbha farm widows association (VFWA) informed in press release.

‘Massive corruption in relief packages to the tune of Rs.5000 crore is reason of continued farmers suicides in west vidarbha .serious allegations of corruption against senior minister and executives leveled in relief package graft but nothing has been happened even after CAG and PAC has given reports hence we want accountable and stringent Lokpal Act hence we are supporting Anna hazare’s cause and we appealed all responsible civil society to join the war against corruption’ Babetai Bais of vidarbha farm widows association(VFWA)added.

‘If Annaji can start indefinite fast at the age of 73 then why we should not spread the message of ‘corruption free India’ ,we have decided that whole vidarbha agrarian community will join the agitation along with civil society to take issue to the final conclusion’ Kishor Tiwari said

Agrarian crisis claimed four more distressed farmers of Vidarbha over the last two days.

Reports reaching here this evening said that among the four victims, two were from cotton growing Yavatmal district -- the black soil region -- where over 100 farmers have committed suicide due to crippling debts and crop failure this year alone. The two other victims one each was from Washim and Gadchiroli district.

The farmers are desperately struggling to meet rising input costs. Crop failure means there is no way to repay existing loans that will only grow with high interest rates.

These farmers committed suicide after receiving a severe blow when their first sowing washed way following the recent incessant rains. They then took up resowing operations from the loans obtained from private money lenders. Their fields needed getting rid of weeds and they had no money, the reports said.

"Vilas Pawar was distressed because of re-sowing the crops as once his sowing washed away after last month’s heavy rains. Non-availability of funds for cleaning the field and using pesticide had left him deeply worried," says Mohan Jadhav, a farm leader of Yavatmal.

Jadhav alleged that lot of nationalized banks are not giving crop loans this time to farmers that led them to approach private money lenders to charge high interests.

Shravan Hardikar, the district collector of Yavatmal admitted that few nationalized banks refused to provide crop loans to defaulters. “We have given ultimatum to them and give them target for disbursing crop loans,” he added. Hardikar, claimed that over Rs 600-crore crop loans were disbursed among farmers this kharif season.

Kishore Tiwari of Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti, a farmer’s pressure group, said that debt-ridden farmers were committing suicide out of frustration and inability to pay loans borrowed from banks and private money lenders.

"The region has seen nine farmers committing suicide this month and the figure may go up," he informed and informed that the figure was 52 last month. "The lack of timely government intervention is evident as Vidarbha continues to post the most number of farm suicides in the country for the 14th successive year," Tiwari alleged.

With the deaths of these four farmers, the government has put the toll at 383 in the region since January 2011. However, Tiwari claimed the figure was 471 this year.

‘The reason on going despair and distress in agrarian crisis hit vidarbha is result of massive corruption at top of law makers implementing wrong policies and siphoning of relief fund for distressed farmers and malnourish millions of tribal that has resulted mass genocide of farmers in last decade as more than 7080 farm suicides reported as per official record of administration and it is till continued Four More ill fated vidarbha farmers’ suicides reported in last 48 hours giving serious indication of another trigger of farm suicide spiral taking official toll 471 in year 2011 alone, Kishore Tiwari of Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti informed in press release today.

As per officials report in last two days four farmers who killed themselves are identified as

1.Vilas Pawar of Dhanora-Tanda in Yavatmal

2.Ramji Shelke of pardi in Yavatmal

3.Bala Jadhav of Asola In Washim

4.Namdev Watti of Wadgoan in Gadchiroli

Most of ill-fated farmers have been debt trapped and denied legitimate bank credit too ,most of farmers were forced to do re-sowing due bogus seed and erratic delayed rain, Tiwari informed

“Even after vidarbha farm suicide spiral restarted administration has failed to provide any relief to dying vidarbha farmers, as per Govt. order collector of respective district has visit family of farmer who committed suicideand submit it’s report to state administration but till today non of officer has visited the door step of ill fated farmer ,leave apart the collectorthat very unfortunate ”Tiwari said.

“UPA Govt.'s has been tryingcurb anti corruption movement and voice of framers and civil society by police force will receive very strong protest from vidarbha farmer who are the victims of on going corruption and misrule of state where the Govt. is protecting corrupt officers found guilty of misusing relief aid given under prime minister relief package hence our support to agitation much more legitimate as Vidarbha farmers are innocent victims on going misrule and this is a rare opportunity for us to show despair faced by us. Earlier too we supported Anna Hazare's fast and now we are supporting his second freedom struggle" Babetai Bais president vidarbha farm widows association (VFWA) informed in press release.

‘massive corruption in relief packages to the tune of Rs.5000 crore is reason of continued farmers suicides in west vidarbha .serious allegations of corruption against senior minister and executives leveled in relief package graft but nothing has been happened even after CAG and PAC has given reports hence we want accountable and stringent Lokpal Act hence we are supporting Anna hazare’s cause and we appealed all responsible civil society to join the war against corruption’ Babetai Bais of vidarbha farm widows association(VFWA) added.

‘If Annaji can start indefinite fast at the age of 73 then why we should not spread the message of ‘corruption free India’ ,we have decided that whole vidarbha agrarian community will join the agitation along with civil society to take issue to the final conclusion’ Kishor Tiwari said